Chapter 195: The Fused Demon King
The entire council hall shook violently, and then a spatial rift slowly opened, from which a figure emerged.
It was an exceptionally beautiful woman, with faint dark golden patterns visible beneath a face that seemed divinely crafted.
Upon closer inspection, her features vaguely resembled those of the Fertility Goddess. That transcendent elegance, that indifference overlooking all beings, all hinted at the appearance of the Fertility Goddess in the past, but even more so, there were completely different elements.
This was her unique aura, born from fusion and distortion, an aura that was neither sacred nor dark.
With just one glance, Kurtz realized that she was not a puppet created by the Fertility Goddess's assimilation.
When she appeared, all the remaining magical traces from Serie instantly vanished, and the suppressed Seven Sages of Destruction broke free from their restraints, allowing them to distance themselves from the two.
"My lord, the Demon King!" Rivale was the first to speak, his voice tinged with reverence.
For Rivale, who believed in the supremacy of strength and was the strongest warrior of the demon race, to willingly submit, the Demon King's power was unimaginable.
Böse, Macht, and Finn all bowed, offering their utmost respect to the Demon King who had suddenly arrived.
However, the New Demon King's gaze did not linger on her kneeling subordinates for a moment, but instead bypassed Serie and fell directly upon Kurtz.
She curved her lips: "A thousand years seem to have left few marks on you, Kurtz the God-Slayer."
The Demon King spoke. Moreover, she directly called out Kurtz's name, revealing the identity that could shake the entire continent: the God Slayer.
Serie's eyes widened. She looked at Kurtz, then at the newly appeared Demon King, her face filled with shock.
This New Demon King actually knew Kurtz?!
Kurtz's gaze also became incredibly solemn the moment she called out his name.
He subconsciously tightened his grip on Orger at his waist, and the magic within the sword began to unleash slowly. The familiar aura emanating from this Demon King, and those purple eyes that seemed to see through the future, were still there.
The moment their eyes met, he understood.
"So that's it," Kurtz's voice lowered. "It's not inheritance, but fusion."
You not only absorbed fragments of the Fertility Goddess's power but also fully integrated them into your body. You resisted her attempt to control you; instead, you assimilated her, allowing you to witness events from a thousand years ago. Truly remarkable.
This so-called New Demon King had not simply acquired the power of the first Demon King, nor had she merely received the blessing of goddess fragments. She had undergone some deep-level fusion between herself and the power fragments left by the Fertility Goddess, which contained the authority of life!
She was both a Demon King and an inheritor of a goddess's power.
An unprecedentedly powerful existence.
"How impressive! Just one glance and you've guessed so much!" The Demon King chuckled softly, extending her fair, delicate hand to applaud him. "However, you're mistaken about one thing. The goddess fragment, to me, is a gift of destiny, an inevitability of her remaining power seeking a new home after her demise."
"And I merely happened to become that vessel."
She raised a hand and came next to El Light, her fingers gently brushing the sword's blade. The dark red blade, under her touch, actually ceased its repulsion.
"What an incredible seal."
The moment she touched it, the Demon King sensed the powerful seal within El Light's blade, as well as the faint connection between it and Kurtz.
"Schlacht was still too careless. If he had checked more carefully, he might have discovered the connection between this sword and you."
No sooner had the Demon King's words fallen than Serie, who had been ignored all this time, finally erupted!
She could not tolerate being treated as a mere backdrop, nor could she tolerate the other party's seemingly all-controlling demeanor.
"Hmph, acting all high and mighty!" Serie's rage transformed into a tangible attack.
As she unleashed her magic, the temperature of the entire council hall instantly plummeted, and countless blue Light Spears appeared out of thin air, carrying a terrifying pressure that could freeze everything, and fiercely pierced towards the Demon King.
This was Serie's test of the Demon King, and also her unreserved attack.
Facing Serie's attack, the expression on the Demon King's face remained unchanged. She merely raised her hand and pointed gently in Serie's direction.
Boom!!!
All the Light Spears released by Serie instantly froze several meters away from the Demon King's body, as if they had collided with an invisible wall. Immediately after, countless cracks appeared on the surface of the Light Spears, which then directly disintegrated and dissipated, turning into countless tiny particles that merged into the air.
"Hmph!" Serie was very displeased.
She felt that her unleashed attack, upon contact with the opponent's shield, was directly forcibly broken down and then assimilated.
"Serie, your strength is considerable, but it's not enough." The Demon King's voice remained calm, then she turned her gaze to Kurtz. "Do not interrupt my conversation with the God Slayer."
Suddenly, Kurtz made his move.
The moment Serie's attack was blocked, he had already prepared his attack. Orger was fully unsheathed, and the magic hidden within it was completely unleashed. The sword blade erupted with an unimaginably brilliant light at this moment.
As Kurtz quickly filled it with magic, a sword light flew towards the Demon King. Wherever it passed, space groaned under the strain.
This sword strike, seemingly simple and straightforward, contained Orger's God-Slaying power, and its target was the Demon King's head.
Facing this sword strike, a hint of seriousness finally flashed in the Demon King's eyes.
She no longer acted overconfidently. She raised both hands, and a massive golden barrier instantly unfolded before her. This was no longer a simple defensive magic, but a much more powerful barrier magic beyond that.
Clang!!!
A deafening crash, impossible to describe in words, resounded.
The sword light fiercely struck the center of the golden barrier. With the point of contact between the sword light and the barrier as the center, the surrounding space rippled wildly, like a lake into which a huge stone had been thrown.
An unimaginably violent energy current instantly erupted, sweeping through the entire council hall like a storm.
The incredibly sturdy obsidian walls shattered like paper, and even the gigantic stone pillars supporting the dome snapped inch by inch. And the dome of the entire council hall was directly blown off by this energy, allowing the dim sunlight to shine directly down, reflecting on each of the varied expressions on their faces.
Countless shattered stones shot out like cannonballs. Rivale and the Seven Sages of Destruction were forced to use various magical spells to try to stabilize themselves amidst this energy shockwave.
Even Serie was forced to raise her magical shield, which couldn't completely envelop her entire body, causing her golden hair to dance wildly in the wind.
But she still tried to steady herself, her eyes filled with shock.
How much magic power did that guy pour into this sword light?
And how could that Demon King actually block this move?
[End of Chapter]
(T/N: I will be honest in the plot twist for this demon king's true identity is something that you cannot dream in your wildest dream, like it was such a good curve ball.)
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